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How land prices shape development patterns
Land values are an underdiscussed (outside of a small corner of economists and nerds) but important topic we should want more planners, policy analysts…
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Understanding our housing needs - New Zealand's Housing Survey
Housing enablement has been a regular feature of this substack.
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Graduated Density Zoning, a condition for opting out of the Medium Density Residential Standards?
Last week, in a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Minister for Housing and Infrastructure, Chris Bishop, noted that fixing our housing…
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The tale of two TODs
The contrasting story of transit oriented development in New Lynn and Avondale
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Darren Davis
The Labour Government's record on housing and the challenges for the incoming government
A centrepiece of Better things are possible has been discussing housing policy and outcomes.
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What we can expect in the Carrington (UNITEC) Development
A dive into the development plans for the one of the highest density government-led housing developments.
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National launches their new housing plan - Going for Housing Growth. It's a mixed bag.
This morning, we have seen the National Party launch their new housing and urban development plan titled ‘Going for Housing Growth’, in part a response…
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The future of the Medium Density Residential Standards
Yesterday, the leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, signalled that the National Party will seek to change the bipartisan housing policy the…
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The Kāinga Ora Blockhouse Bay development reflects good policy
Recently Kāinga Ora has been in the news with plans to redevelop a former Auckland Council elderly housing site for social housing. The community is…
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Actually, the Medium Density Standards are (mostly) positive
The Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), continue to be criticised in the media by (some) academics, urban planners, designers and architects.
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The ripple effect – why we need new housing at all levels of the market.
“We just need affordable housing” is a frequent comment I see and hear about new housing developments, particularly more upmarket developments.
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The housing crisis isn’t over…
We need to keep building more homes
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